The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-19
Washington County.
Barre.

AT meeting of the stockholders of the
Granite Savings Bank and Trust Company
Thursday, January 49, the old board of di-
rectors was unanimously reelected, as fol-
lows: John Trow, III. O. Worthen, A. ID.
Morse. G. L. Currier w. f. Whitcomb, A.
e. Field and A. G.. Averill. AT meeting of
the board John Trow was reelected presi-
dent; A. o. Worthen, vice-president; G. b.
Martin, secretary and treasurer. - The
thrteeli- year-old son of A. ID. Morse left
home January Z, unbeknown to his parents,
and was last seen in Burlington. - A
mass temperance meeting at the Opera
house Monday evening was well attended,
and addresses were made by Revs. p. Nc
MILAN and J: F. Rhoades and Professor
Dana. - The matter of numbering the
streets is being agitated. - The in
stalation of the officers of Crandall Post
and the Woman's Relief Corps occurred
last week Wednesday evening. A good
Literary programme was rendered, followed
by banquet. The Universalist So
ciety received $40 from their entertainment
last Thursday evening.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
THE students attended the Universalist
chicken-pie sociable at the church Thurs
day evening. a pleasant evening was
passed. - b. A. Stewart, a former stu
dent, accompanied by Mr.. Leon Thompson,
are visiting the Seminary. - Professor
Henry Priest and wife, formerly principal
short visit last week. - The usual ly-
ceum was held Friday evening. The ques-
ton, ReSOlUed, That the President of the
United States should be eligible to more
than one term of Office" was decided in the
affirmative.
Cabot.
THE following record of deaths in this
town during 1886 is kindly furnished your
correspondent by l.. c. Herrick, clerk of the
school board: Caleb Fisher, of old age, So
years; Rebecca Paine, of pneumonia, 6S;
James Calder, of pneumonia 69 Mrs. S. b.
Blodgett, of consumption, 42 Lewis George.
of pneumonia, 81; Mrs. Alvin Clark, of
consumption, "a; Mrs. William Abbott, of
cancer, go; Mrs. Charles Phelps, of con-
sumption, 80; Mrs. Lucy Drown. of cancer,
A; Ina Dow, of bronchitis 2S; Norman
Tice, of pneumonia, Al; George Wiley, of
consumption, 2l; Titus Hathaway, of pneu-
lnonia, 81; Mrs. Tama Dow, of pneumonia.
70; Mrs Susan Preston, of cancer, 80; Will
lam Tice, of old age, So; John Brown, of
consumption, 70; Florence G. Herrick, 23;
Mrs. -- Campbell, of bronchitis, rs;
Salmon Gerry, of consumption, "a; Anson
consumption, %; Fanny Drown, 20; Will
lam j. Perkins. scarlatina years-total,
twenty-five. There were nineteen births in
town during the year, nine males and ten
females - Drs. Wiswell and Warren
removed a cancer from the breast of Mrs.
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was successfully performed and the patient
is now doing well. 80 Henry w. Tewks-
bury will deliver his celebrated lecture,
The Battle of Gettysburg" at the Meth
odst church Wednesday evening, January
26. No one should fail to hear this very in
teresting lecture. - The following Off
GERS were elected by Morrill, Post, G. A. r.,
! for the year ensuing: Commander, S. b.
Blodgett; S. V. c., Henry Blake; j. V. c.,
Albert Burnhami surgeon, f. l.. Knapp;
| chaplain, Rufus Farr; q. NJ, G.. c. Hatch;
O. D., G. Il. Clark; o. g., X. u. Freeman;
sentinel, Aurelian Clark; sergeant-major,
d. l.. Jacobs; adjutant f. ID. Waldo. The
Post has forty-three members in good
standing
South Duxbury.
PLENTY of snow now, about seventeen
inches having fallen on Friday and Satur-
ing friends in Montpelier and vicinity.
- Sammie Kellogg was home over
| Sunday from his work for the Winooski
Lumber Company of North DuXbury. -
Frank johnson is running the Belden saw
mill this winter. - Frank Atkins is at
work in Waterville. He intends moving
his family to that place soon.
North Montpelier.
ABOUT eighteen inches of snow fell in
this vicinity Friday and Saturday of last
week-the greatest fall of snow yet this
winter. 60 Professor G.. w. Foster is
giving general satisfaction as teacher OF
singing here. The schools are held at
Union Vestry Hall Tuesday evenings of
each week. - Arden Martin came very
near having disastrous fire one night last
week. Between seven and eight o'clock
some of the children heard strange
cracking noise upstairs, and upon investi-
CATION found the chambers full of smoke
and fire raging between the floor and cell
! ing below Prompt work in tearing up the
chamber floor and an abundance of water
and snow at last extinguished the flames